MIROTIC, TVXQ’s Korean regular fourth album, is a work that fans have been looking forward to for a whole year and seven months. I think this is a very sincere album.

From a song perspective, this album abandons the traditional route of dance music + Korean love songs in Korean idol group albums, and becomes more diversified and international. The album involves REVERSE BEAT, JAZZ, BALLADE, R&B and other popular genres, but what impressed me the most after listening to the album was the heavy use of electronic music elements in this album. Four songs have obvious traces of electronic music, but please note that here The electronic music refers to the elements rather than the genre. The real electronic music genre is very noisy and cannot be heard by ordinary people.

It is said that this fourth album took a long time to collect songs, and finally 12 songs were selected from 24 candidates. Judging from the songs alone, the quality is indeed very high, completely surpassing the previous three Korean albums. In particular, the title song "Spell" was selected by two companies at the same time and used as the main song, which shows the quality of this song.

From the above, it is not difficult to see how much Lee Soo Man attaches importance to this album. Many people seem to be reluctant to accept this change in music style. Some even say that Dong X is only in clothes this time. It is really irresponsible to make a fuss and say that music has gone downhill. No matter from the quality of a single song, the use of multiple elements in the arrangement, or the internationalization of the album, it has made great progress compared to before, and Dong X's singing also has many highlights. If I were to rate it based solely on listenability, the second album in the past would probably be rated three stars, the first and third albums two and a half stars, and the fourth album I think is enough to be rated three and a half to four stars.

In fact, it would not be difficult at all for Dong At best, it can only be regarded as standing still, or even regressing. The consequences of aesthetic fatigue and the domestic vacuum caused by Dong X's long-term development in Japan cannot be filled by an unchanging traditional Korean assembly line product. If you want to continue to stand at the top or even go further , Dong X must have constant attempts and breakthroughs, and the fourth series chose European and American style as the breakthrough point.

MIROTIC, as the main song, there is no other song in this album that is more suitable than it. It seems that many people don’t like this song, maybe because its melody is not particularly catchy. In fact, appreciating a song should not be limited to the melody. To evaluate the quality of a song, one must evaluate it from many aspects such as melody, arrangement, singing, lyrics, stage effects, etc., especially the title song and stage effects. This is an important factor that cannot be ignored, because neutral people will not specifically buy the CD and listen to every song. Therefore, the effect of the song on the charts largely determines the public's favorability of the singer. In the past, DongX chose SMP as the main product. I can’t say that I completely deny it, but SMP is still more suitable for the tastes of teenage girls and boys, and it lacks freshness. More importantly, SMP focuses too much on dancing and it is difficult to sing well in live performances, so they usually lip-sync, which is too much to watch. After Dong The main theme is clearly out of place.

If we say the biggest charm of the song Mantra, it is the LIVE effect.

In terms of auditory effects, the appeal of regular heavy drum beats at the scene will definitely make all the cells in the body come alive. The mid-tempo rhythm ensures a relative sense of stability, so it is not easy for people to feel The noisy, European and American style has a natural wildness and strength, coupled with the straightforward and highly infectious lyrics, the live effect is definitely extraordinary. The repetitive chorus of REVERSE BEAT is often boring, but the East It looks very atmospheric.

In terms of the singer’s performance, I have mentioned before that the biggest difficulty in the song Mantra is the rhythm. Not only must the accents be accurately placed on the drum beats, but also the accents must express a kind of rhythm. The sense of jumping, that is, the light and heavy parts are clear, and the light parts cannot be broken. It must reflect a kind of coherence implicit in the jump. The stress must be heavy enough, otherwise it will sound soft. The light parts cannot be broken, otherwise it will sound fragmented. , so use a nasal sound to connect the light sounds.

Moreover, the mantra song also requires very high breath. Let's try singing the first line of the mantra. It takes about 7 seconds. You are not allowed to breathe, and you have to grasp the gravity. It is actually very difficult. In several people's performances, I also said that Xiaobing and Mizi are my favorites. Xiaobi's voice has a natural "hardness", and the accent on the drum beats is very textured without much effort. Mi's nasal sound is heavy, and the soft parts are connected. It's very natural, the two people's performances are completely natural, one is naturally wild, the other is naturally sexy. Mouse's line is very short, but it sounds uncomfortable to sing. As I mentioned before, Mouse's vocal range is naturally narrow. The European and American singing method of mantras is really difficult for him. His voice cannot be held in his throat. Because it will appear too weak, but if it is played out completely, it will appear thicker. Even though the harmonic effect is added to the bottom tone, it is still unsatisfactory. This may be the reason why there are few lyrics in his mantras. In addition, when it comes to 2J, I think the performance of both of them is not ideal. They deliberately flattened their voices because they wanted to express their sexy taste, which made it look artificial. However, the two of them used more natural voices in their later live performances, which sounded effective. Yes, in addition, Jae and Soo sang softly on the heavy drum beats of the mantra, which is also an area that needs improvement.

In addition, there are some highlights in the performances of several people. Almost every sentence of the song is surprising. The high note at 2 minutes and 15 seconds is also completely prepared for the scene. It’s also very shocking; Mi’s pronunciation of CRYSTAL in the B section is like a ball rolling on the tip of the tongue, round and full, full of charm; Mouse’s rap is clean and neat, and feels very powerful; 2J suddenly intensifies the singing at 2:30 Dynamic, the following section shows the main voice, using the outside tone as the consonant, and padding the bottom notes of the other three people. It feels like although it is the same tune, the song has an extra level. The same method is repeated at 2 minutes and 44 seconds. Once, but this time it is changed to the tonic, and the consonants of Xiu are heavier than the consonants of the previous time, thus creating a progressive effect. This arrangement is very beautiful, because the repeated chorus is most afraid of lack of The sense of layering, if you repeat the same singing method every time, you will definitely get tired of it if you don’t hear it three times. However, this progression of intensity and layering makes the originally monotonous chorus of the song become very gorgeous, so although the mantra has a very good tune, Repeatedly, it doesn't feel boring.

Visually speaking, this look seems to be something that many people are struggling with, but there are only four words to describe the taste of the song paired with the mantra, that is, "complement each other", and it must be included. It seems stingy to be strict, and the uninhibited clothes are paired with the sexy lyrics of the mantra. How many sisters will be stopped by these five men. Moreover, I have talked a lot about the dance of mantras before, so I won’t go into details again.

To sum up, the performance of the song Mantra is absolutely charming, and the song Mantra is definitely worthy of being the main feature.

WRONG NUMBER, this song is the standard beauty at first sight. After listening to the fourth album for the first time, I was most impressed by this song. The feeling of this song is very similar to DE, but not the same. If DE reminds people of medieval churches and the coldness of the setting sun, this song is a kind of coldness under the shadow of a steel forest, and the arrangement is more modern. When I first listened to WN, I felt that it expressed a feeling of disappointment and anger. This kind of anger was not hot, but cold. Later, I looked for WN's lyrics and found that it was quite consistent with the emotion I heard. , it tells about the disappointment and annoyance of a lover who is overly suspicious and lacks trust. Some people have said that listening to WN will make you feel depressed and even make you want to cry. This somewhat reflects the success of this song, which is the emotional rendering and appeal. It's very strong. There must be at least one song in an album that catches people's ears immediately, otherwise people won't want to listen to it a second time.

WN’s arrangement is the first song in this album that makes me feel that the electronic music style is very heavy. The electronic music type in it should belong to psychedelic electronic, and the intro is made of computer-generated electronic instrument sounds. Cold and sharp, it always runs through the whole song, giving people a very cold feeling. Later, very distinctive drum beats and produced phone ringtones were added, and the vocals started in this tone, and Xiu’s voice was used more In fact, there is no break between the two sentences from 18 seconds to 19 seconds, but the voice is deliberately used to suppress the sound into a mute sound. In addition, the same singing method is used at 24 seconds to express a kind of indifference and disdain; Mi also deliberately emphasized the nasal part next. This singing method has an evil spirit in it, and the connection with Xiu is more natural and smooth; Bing completely used his most natural voice for the next sentence, because of the natural metal in his voice. The feeling and cold electronic music are very suitable, so there is no need to deal with it as deliberately as Mi Xiu. The performance of the three people is more suitable, it should be said to be "just right". The bass was added to the later chorus arrangement, and the harmony with Xiu as the main vocal was more suitable. Mi Hao was responsible for the bass area and could not lead the vocals. Xi's voice was too bright, and he had to take on the task of harmonizing everyone, so it was not suitable to stand out. As the lead vocal, the pitch of Pancake is on the high side, so it is a more suitable choice for someone with a somewhat hoarse voice to be the lead vocal here.

As soon as the B section came up, Hao gave me a big surprise. He used a singing voice that he had never used before, emphasizing the nasal part, because originally his vocal range was narrow, and it would appear that he used his voice entirely to process the sound. It's very tight, but if you use a nasal voice, the burden on your throat will be reduced a lot. Even though his voice is actually still pressed in his throat, the sound effect is very full and does not feel weak. It starts at 1 minute and 23 seconds. The transposition was very beautiful, bringing out the beautiful vocal range that I have always said about him. However, it is worth noting that his singing method that emphasizes nasal sounds cannot be used at all times, because nasal sounds are not innate to him, so singing other songs will appear deliberate, but it is really suitable to use in WN. In the next sentence, I tried to suppress my voice a little and used the breathy voice that Xiu is good at. Listening to the HA JI MA sentence that lasts about one minute and 29 seconds, the HA sound is very obvious, which is very similar to Xiu's usual singing style. It's just a breathy sound, but when there is no bass support after 1 minute 36 to 1 minute 38, he can't suppress it, so the line he sang alone sounds a bit too bright, which is not Zai's fault. , his voice is too bright, which would be a disadvantage in this kind of cold electronic music, but overall the effect is okay.

The chorus of the second paragraph begins to have an off-key tone. This is to avoid the boredom caused by a single rhythm. There are a few separate lines later. The solid tone is used at the beginning, but the final part sinks. The sentence is a standard breath singing method, with a sense of ups and downs that rises and sinks, and it is performed quite well.

The next one is Jaejoong’s rap that everyone has discussed the most these days. This time Jaejoong is also a surprise. His previous rap in FREE YOUR MIND was too soft, compared with the strong rhythm of RYM. It's not very suitable, but in WN, which has a more obvious electronic music style, his slightly soft voice is very suitable for RAP, and his expression is better than that of 2U, especially the processing of the tail sound, he dragged the beat a little and then The tone of the voice rises, and there is a sense of cohesion and evil. Unfortunately, the volume is obviously louder than the voices of the two people behind him. His voice should be lowered a little during post-production. This caused 2U's voice to sound very quiet and a bit uncoordinated. 2U's RAP was not good this time. They both pronounced it too clearly. In fact, the RAP here would be better if it has a somewhat sticky flavor.

WN is a very listenable song when listened to through headphones. The electronic part is very interesting. The most important thing is that it is quite innovative. Psychedelic electronics are not very popular. The style of music, Dong X’s incorporating it into the song is a very creative attempt.

However, the disadvantage of WN is that after listening to it for a long time, it still feels a bit boring. Compared with Mantra, it lacks a sense of layering, and the rhythm of the two songs is relatively single. In fact, they should not be put together. If you change it slightly, It would be better to put them in order. Someone said before that they wanted to watch WN's live show, but this song is actually not suitable for live. Its mood is relatively cold, and it will appear very depressing in live, and there is not much room for improvement. Generally speaking, the best version of electronic music is recorded. , LIVE will not sound better than recording, so WN is most suitable to listen to in headphones.

CRAZY LOVE, this is the second song in the fourth album with a very obvious electronic style, but unlike WN’s psychedelic electronics, this song should be the house song of electronic music. The first time I heard this song, I thought of Pink Bubble Gum. This song should be very cute, light and lively. I looked it up and found that the lyrics are also quite cute.

The biggest advantage of the song CL is its rhythm and arrangement. In terms of rhythm, CL belongs to the medium allegro. There must be a few medium allegro songs in an album, otherwise they will all be slow songs. People are tired of it, and the rhythm of CL is that the first verse has a strong jump, but it is different from the mantra. The drum beat of the mantra is very strong, and requires continuity between jumps. CL is not that difficult, as long as the sound is like a jump It's enough to jump like a bean, but this is very difficult for Xiu. The ups and downs of his voice are okay, but he is incapable of jumping. Even if the electronic sound of the arrangement can cover it up, he still doesn't fully jump. At most, he just steps on his toes. There is no smell of being off the ground.

In terms of arrangement, HOUSE’s combination of electronic style and string music is very distinctive. Electronic music is generally relatively cold, but a little work on the rhythm, lovely vocals, and warm and gorgeous string music are very effective. It has a neutralizing effect and sounds lively and light. I have never been a fan of Balloons. I get bored easily with such cute songs. They also kept harmonizing and it didn't sound clean enough. CL's use of harmony is more particular, and the cold tone of the strings makes the song sound particularly refreshing. The fricative in the intro should be a technique commonly used by DJs, and it sounds very playful when paired with electronically processed strings.

In terms of singing, Mi Zi’s first line of rap would actually be better if Mo Zi came. It’s not that there is anything wrong with Mi’s interpretation, it’s that Mo Zi’s childish voice would be more appropriate at the beginning. The first line of the song is particularly amazing. His voice has always been solid and has a strong metallic texture, but in CL, his voice sounds the most naughty. This is somewhat related to the characteristics of electronic music. Electronic music has a characteristic: It is easy to cover up the characteristics of the human voice, and the first line of the pie is completely breathtaking, so it sounds completely different from his usual singing style. Although the pie in the balloon tries his best to sing with a cuteness, the occasional ending sounds still make his voice sound The metallic taste is revealed, but it is completely absent in CL. This is the credit of electronic music. Another particularly cute thing about Pancake's interpretation is the NO.1, which is really playful and full of points. The electronic processing behind it also changes the tone of the sound very well. There is a sense of freshness. Compared with the cake, the sound of the lake water in the back did not jump up. Xiu is a problem of natural voice characteristics, but Hao should be criticized. He used the throat-squeezing singing method in WN. Originally, in CL, he only needed to use The childish voice in his own balloon would be nice. He insists on using the singing voice in WN and it feels like he is singing with his nose held in his hands. There is a sense of incongruity like a grown man pretending to be cute. It is rare to find a song that can bring out the playfulness in his voice. It's a sentimental song, and Mouse's performance seems particularly inappropriate here. The next personal part is followed by the chorus that starts at about 1 minute and 15 seconds. If the previous personal part wants to express the feeling of a naughty little wave, the harmony part has the same color as the sea and the sky, the clear and bright color of the clear sky and floating clouds. It will look more atmospheric. Mi's sentence at the end is actually not very jumpy, but his sentence doesn't need a jumpy feeling, but a sweet feeling, which fits Mi's style perfectly. His sentence sounds a little lazy and a little sexy. , and very sweet (as expected of Pu Tiantian...)

Xiu’s first sentence in paragraph B is better than that in paragraph A, but it is still not as cute as pie. Xiu’s pronunciation is too clear, which is a bit Wording, but the effect of L O V E is quite good. The showy wording makes L O V E a bit playful. The next few people are more disciplined. It is not a highlight, but there are no mistakes. But I want to talk about the show. The pronunciation of BE in BEATS is so explosive and totally hilarious.

The section starting from about 2 minutes and 47 seconds is a very important part of the whole song. The sudden disappearance of the accompaniment and the pure vocals are all to prevent the sweet rhythm from becoming boring. Moreover, the alternation between single voice and harmony has a sense of asking and answering questions, which adds a sense of stability and layering to this always lively song. The subsequent multi-person harmonies and strings are combined very well. It's smooth yet brisk, but the sound at 3:31 is a headache. Like Caixia, he made the mistake of using too much force here. Finally, at the end of the song, the jumping song ends with a smooth and warm alto, which is more comfortable.

In general, the song CL has the feeling of a fruit drink in the entire album. Originally, I wanted to say it is a small dessert, but CL does not have the sweetness of a dessert, but is completely refreshing. Therefore, no matter how old you are, it will be more pleasant to listen to it. Although songs like Balloon are said to be sung for the thirties and forties, no matter how you listen to them, they are sweet and greasy to the taste of children. In addition, another very interesting thing about CL is its four-section structure. In general, each section of a song is relatively flat at the beginning, followed by a chorus, but CL does have double verses and a single chorus, and there are two verses. There is also a connecting section between songs, from 44 seconds to 59 seconds, and the second verse is from 59 seconds to 1 minute and 13 seconds. The first verse uses the most electronic sounds and has the highest requirements for jumping. I would describe the sound there as sandy, and it sounds the most playful and brilliant. The connecting section between the two verses alternates between liquid and sandy. For example, the second verse in section A is responsible for the liquid quality of the main vocal harmony, Xiu is sandy, which is the jumping part, and then the main vocal is responsible for the liquid quality, Hao. Responsible for the sandy texture, this alternation is a very good design, which avoids blind repetition. The next 59 seconds of the single sentence is the second verse, which is completely liquid singing. There is no sense of jumping, but it is smooth and comfortable, and It avoids being too playful and turning into pure innocence and childishness. The following chorus has been mentioned before and will not be repeated again.

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